Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 540/1 – Pursuant to the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled “An Act to …
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 540/1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
Pursuant to the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled “An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Army to adjust the legislative jurisdiction exercised by the United States over land within the Fort Sheridan Military Reservation, Illinois”, approved August 25, 1961, and known as Public Law 87-160 of the Eighty-seventh Congress, the State of Illinois hereby accepts retrocession of legislative jurisdiction over such land as may be relinquished from Federal jurisdiction by the Secretary of the Army, pursuant to the provisions of said Public Law 87-160 of the Eighty-seventh Congress.